The molecular epidemiology of paediatric enteric fever in Nepal between 2008 and 2016, and South India between 2016 and 2017

Thesis

Enteric fever continues to affect people living in endemic settings substantially causing at least 20 million cases of febrile illnesses every year with 1% mortality. Over the last decade there has been considerable debate surrounding the burden and disease profile of enteric fever in the paediatric population. This is partially due to the similarity of the clinical features of paediatric enteric fever to most other febrile illness seen in endemic settings.

The treatment of enteric...

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Authors: Britto, C

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Typhoid; Paratyphoid; Paediatric; Antimicrobial Resistance; Enteric fever